To no human charter am I indebted for my rights. Gerrit Smith More Quotes by Gerrit Smith More Quotes From Gerrit Smith We must continue to judge of slavery by what it is, and not by what you tell us it will, or may be. Gerrit Smith slavery judging may But I love honesty, and, therefore; do I make great account of facts. Gerrit Smith honesty-love honesty facts True liberty acknowledges and defends the equal rights of all men, and all nations. Gerrit Smith liberty rights men True, permanent peace can never be restored, until slavery, the occasion of the war, has ceased. Gerrit Smith slavery war peace It, sometimes, suits the slaveholders to claim, that their slavery is an exclusively State concern; and that the North has, therefore, nothing to do with it. Gerrit Smith slavery suits sometimes God cannot approve of a system of servitude, in which the master is guilty of assuming absolute power - of assuming God's place and relation towards his fellow-men. Gerrit Smith assuming fellow-man men Our political and constitutional rights, so called, are but the natural and inherent rights of man, asserted, carried out, and secured by modes of human contrivance. Gerrit Smith political rights men I believe that government is for the use of the people, and not the people for the use of the government. Gerrit Smith government believe people Our concern, however, is with slavery as it is, and not with any theory of it. Gerrit Smith concern slavery theory I welcomed the organization of the Anti-slavery Society. Gerrit Smith anti-slavery slavery organization It is manifestly vital to the success of the anti-slavery cause, that the authority and influence of proslavery, especially of slaveholding, ministers should be destroyed. Gerrit Smith slavery causes success When a good man lends himself to the advocacy of slavery, he must, at least for a time, feel himself to be any where but at home, amongst his new thoughts, doctrines, and modes of reasoning. Gerrit Smith good-man home men There is one class of men, whom it especially behoves to be tenacious of the right of free discussion. I mean the poor. Gerrit Smith class men mean To say, that Capt. Ingraham violated the rights of Turkey, is nonsense. Gerrit Smith nonsense turkeys rights It is not to be disguised, that a war has broken out between the North and the South. - Political and commercial men are industriously striving to restore peace: but the peace, which they would effect, is superficial, false, and temporary. Gerrit Smith men war peace There is room in our ranks for the old and decrepit, as well as the young and vigorous. Gerrit Smith decrepit young rooms I need say no more, to prove that slavery is entirely unlike the servitude in the patriarchal families. Gerrit Smith slavery prove needs My rights all spring front an infinitely nobler source - from favor and grace of God. Gerrit Smith grace rights spring I am a plain man, and I care and know comparatively little about rhetoric. Gerrit Smith care littles men I do not object to the construction of rail roads and canals. Gerrit Smith canals new-roads construction
